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Diane Megaw

Diane Megaw is a veteran regional journalist at Daily Tidings, reporting across Southern Oregon and statewide developments from a Medford area lens.
Her coverage spans business and the economy, housing and labor, public safety and courts, with a focus on what policy and legal decisions mean for local communities.
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Oregon AG Urges Supreme Court To Affirm Citizen’s Freedom To Choose Medical Providers,…

Diane Megaw Mar 13, 2025

Following a lower court's decision recognizing Medicaid recipients' right to receive care from the qualified providers of their choice, a coalition of 12 attorneys general, including Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, filed an amicus…

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Oregon Senators Demand RFK Jr. Launch Vaccine Push as Measles Outbreak Claims First U.S. Lives in a…

Diane Megaw Mar 13, 2025

Following the first measles deaths in the US in a decade, US Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have called on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take immediate action to curb the spread of measles. …

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Oregon Senate Approves Sweeping Ban on Single-Use Shopping Bags, Utensils, and Hotel Toiletries

Diane Megaw Mar 12, 2025

The Oregon State Senate passed SB511 yesterday to ban single-use checkout bags statewide. If the bill passes the House of Representatives, Oregonians will only be able to use recycled paper bags, and they will cost at least five cents per…

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Jackson Park in Medford Set for Major Renovation with New Pool, Splash Pad, and Dog Park

Diane Megaw Mar 12, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — The City Council approved a resolution on March 5 to apply for a state grant of up to $1 million to supplement funds from the City's Park Improvement Fund to renovate Jackson Park in West Medford. Jackson Park…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Faces Manslaughter Charge After Crash Kills Daughter and Injures Two Other Children

Diane Megaw Mar 12, 2025

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) arrested a 55-year-old Wolf Creek man, Ian Anthony Fleming, on charges of second-degree manslaughter after his 11-year-old daughter died when his pickup truck crashed on…

Education

Oregon AG Rayfield Joins 16-State Push to Defend DEI and Accessibility in Schools

Diane Megaw Mar 11, 2025

Yesterday, a coalition of 16 attorneys general, including Oregon Attorney General Rayfield, issued guidance to help K-12 schools, colleges, and universities understand the legality, viability, and importance of diversity, equity, inclusion,…

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Oregon Senate Raises Minimum Marriage Age to 18

Diane Megaw Mar 11, 2025

In a move to protect young Oregonians, the Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 548, raising the minimum marriage age to 18. Oregon Senate Increases Marriage Age To 18 Sponsored by Rep. Kevin Mannix (OR-21), State Sen. David Brock…

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Oregon Lawmakers Propose Statewide Ban On Sale Of Flavored Nicotine Products

Diane Megaw Mar 9, 2025

Oregon lawmakers have again proposed vape restrictions and are deliberating a bill prohibiting the sale of flavored nicotine products. Oregon Vape And Flavored Nicotine Ban Proposed As an underage vaping pandemic sweeps across…

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Oregon’s Skyrocketing Infant Care Costs Force Parents to Choose Between Work and Family

Diane Megaw Mar 9, 2025

Data released by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, indicates that infant care in Oregon is the highest in the U.S., at 50% more than the cost of in-state tuition for a four-year public college.…

Crime & Courts

Portland Police Bust Mini Mart Owner Tied to Dawson Park’s Open-Air Narcotics Scene

Diane Megaw Mar 8, 2025

On Monday, after a year-long investigation triggered by residents of the Eliot neighborhood who were concerned that an open-air drug market in Dawson Park emanated from a nearby business, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) seized a large…

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